Patents by Inventor Gerald Greco

Gerald Greco has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Card cage and electronic card apparatus and system
    Patent number: 6921296
    Abstract: One or more keys (101, 102, 103) can be integrally formed of a card cage and positioned to extend into the card-receiving openings of the card slots that comprise the card cage. The cards can then have key-receiving openings (112, 114, 116) that accommodate such keys. By matching the keys to particular physical and electrical functionality and compatibility attributes of a given card slot, such key-receiving openings can be similarly shaped and sized to assure that such cards cannot be inadvertently (or purposely) placed in an inappropriate card slot. In varying embodiments, such keys can be formed of a cable trough, a front panel, and a card guide seating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Lecinski, Gerald Greco, Robert E. Sadler, Jr.
  • Card cage and electronic card apparatus and system
    Publication number: 20040166741
    Abstract: One or more keys (101, 102, 103) can be integrally formed of a card cage and positioned to extend into the card-receiving openings of the card slots that comprise the card cage. The cards can then have key-receiving openings (112, 114, 116) that accommodate such keys. By matching the keys to particular physical and electrical functionality and compatibility attributes of a given card slot, such key-receiving openings can be similarly shaped and sized to assure that such cards cannot be inadvertently (or purposely) placed in an inappropriate card slot. In varying embodiments, such keys can be formed of a cable trough, a front panel, and a card guide seating surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Lecinski, Gerald Greco, Robert E. Sadler